Did you stop and smell the roses today? According to Gigi/Celeste, you should “always remember to stop and smell the roses”, p. 45. Hello, Goodbye is a multi-generational story about loss, first love, family, and friendship. 15-year-old Hailey befriends her grandmother, Gigi in the summer she will never forget. This read is for teens and adults alike who appreciate the lessons adults can learn from teens and the wisdom adults can impart to teens. Gigi and Hailey try to solve their family secrets that have caused trauma for three generations. The wit and witticisms of Gigi are imparted in a way Hailey can appreciate. This isn’t the type of young adult book written by an adult through rose-tinted glasses to tell teens to appreciate their family. This is an emotional story written in retrospect by an adult who remembers exactly what it’s like to be a teenager. Lovers of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzg...